Amo 8:10 | JFB | STEP | 10. baldness-- a sign of mourning ( ; ; ). I will make it as ... mourning of an only son-- "it," that is, "the earth" ( ). I will reduce the land to such a state that there shall be the same occasion for mourning as when parents mourn for an only son ( ; ).

‏ Amos 8:10

10. baldness--a sign of mourning (Is 15:2; Jr 48:37; Eze 7:18).

I will make it as ... mourning of an only son--"it," that is, "the earth" (Am 8:9). I will reduce the land to such a state that there shall be the same occasion for mourning as when parents mourn for an only son (Jr 6:26; Zec 12:10).